HOWTO connect MCI using Netgraph + Frame Relay with Digi SYNC/570i

[John Mok]

Dear Julian,

I have re-compiled the kernel with NETGRAPH_ETHER and NETGRAPH_IFACE. I 
failed to create the lmi node :-

#ngctl mkpeer sync_ar0: frame_relay rawdata downstream
#ngctl name sync_ar0:rawdata fr-mux
#ngctl mkpeer fr-mux: lmi dlci0 ansi
ngctl: send msg: Invalid arguments

Command "ngctl types" returns :-

There are 7 total types:
      Type name   Number of living nodes
      ---------   ----------------------
         socket       1
    frame_relay       1
          ether       3
        rfc1490       0
            lmi       0
          iface       0
        sync_ar       2

Command "ngctl show fr-mux:" returns :-

  Name: fr-mux          Type: frame_relay     ID: 00000007   Num hooks: 1
  Local hook      Peer name       Peer type    Peer ID         Peer 
hook     
  ----------      ---------       ---------    -------         
---------     
  downstream      sync_ar0        sync_ar      00000001        
rawdata       


Except the brief description on manpage, please help to advise where I 
could find the detailed documentation (e.g. user guides or admin guides 
etc.) about what node types and hooks are available in netgraph.

Thank you very much.

John Mok


Julian Elischer wrote:

>
>
> John Mok wrote:
>
>>
>> The command "ngctl types" shows :-
>>
>> There are 5 total types:
>>      Type name   Number of living nodes
>>      ---------   ----------------------
>>         socket       1
>>        rfc1490       0
>>            lmi       0
>>    frame_relay       0
>>        sync_ar       2
>>
>> What other modules are needed? How to add them, whether load them 
>> dynamically or compiled into kernel?
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>
>
>
> kldload ng_iface at least
>
> it should be loaded automatically if you add the line shown below..
>
>
>>
>> John Mok
>>
>>
>> Julian Elischer wrote:
>>
>>> what does
>>> "ngctl types"
>>> say?
>>>
>>> looks like you don't have all the right modules loaded..
>>>
>>>
>>> John Mok wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> After issuing the following commands :-
>>>>
>>>> #ngctl mkpeer sync_ar0: frame_relay rawdata downstream
>>>
>>>
>
> ngctl name  sync_ar0:rawdata fr-mux
>
> replace the next line with..
> #ngctl mkpeer fr-mux: lmi dlci0 ansi
>
> and add:
> ngctl name fr-mux:dlci0 lmi
>
>>>> #ngctl mkpeer sync_ar0:rawdata rfc1490 dlci16 rfc1490
>>>
>>>
> this could be replaved by:
> ngctl mkpeer fr-mux: rfc1490 dlci16 downstream
>
>
>>>> #ngctl mkpeer sync_ar0:rawdata dlci16 rl0 inet inet
>>>
>>>
> this line is totally confused..
>
> should be:
> ngctl name fr-mux:dlci16 protomux
> ngctl mkpeer protomux: iface inet inet
>
> now you can add the ip addresses..
>
> sorry I didn't read it better several days ago..
>
>
>>>>
>>>> #ifconfig ng0 1.2.3.4 5.6.7.8
>>>> ifconfig: interface ng0 does not exist
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> are you SURE none of these returned an error?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The command ifconfig shows :-
>>>>
>>>> rl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>>>>    options=8<VLAN_MTU>
>>>>    inet6 fe80::207:40ff:fe09:f09%rl0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
>>>>    inet 192.168.255.254 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.255.255
>>>>    ether 00:07:40:09:0f:09
>>>>    media: Ethernet autoselect (none)
>>>>    status: no carrier
>>>> xl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>>>>    options=9<RXCSUM,VLAN_MTU>
>>>>    inet6 fe80::201:3ff:fec1:9c58%xl0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
>>>>    ether 00:01:03:c1:9c:58
>>>>    media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
>>>>    status: active
>>>> xl1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>>>>    options=9<RXCSUM,VLAN_MTU>
>>>>    inet6 fe80::201:3ff:fe34:61af%xl1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
>>>>    inet 192.168.16.254 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.16.255
>>>>    ether 00:01:03:34:61:af
>>>>    media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
>>>>    status: active
>>>> plip0: flags=108810<POINTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
>>>> lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
>>>>    inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
>>>>    inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
>>>>    inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
>>>>
>>>> and the command "ngctl list" shows :-
>>>>
>>>> There are 4 total nodes:
>>>>  Name: ngctl811        Type: socket          ID: 00000011   Num 
>>>> hooks: 0
>>>>  Name: <unnamed>       Type: frame_relay     ID: 00000004   Num 
>>>> hooks: 1
>>>>  Name: sync_ar1        Type: sync_ar         ID: 00000002   Num 
>>>> hooks: 0
>>>>  Name: sync_ar0        Type: sync_ar         ID: 00000001   Num 
>>>> hooks: 1
>>>>
>>>> Would it be the problem that I test it with cable disconnected from 
>>>> the modem (i.e.CSU/DSU)?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>>
>>>> John Mok
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Julian Elischer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> did the last command do anything?
>>>>>
>>>>> please show the output of:
>>>>> ifconfig
>>>>> ngctl list
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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